Tea Association of Malawi

Founded in 1934, the Tea Association of Malawi Limited (TAML) is one of the oldest organisations in Malawi. TAML was established with the aim of representing the entire tea industry both nationally and internationally on matters of interest to tea growers and producers. The association dates back to before Malawi received its independence in 1964. Before that date the Nyasaland Tea Research Association body founded with research as its main objective, had been in existence for about five years.

The TAML meets regularly and delegates specialized work to appointed committees. The association also maintains close links with the Tea and Merchants Association, a sister organisation on the trading side to buy and sell teas on local auctions on behalf of the overseas principals. Members of the tea association are from time to time also invited by the association to be represented at joint meetings or committee meetings whenever a common interest occurs. Malawi is the second largest tea producer in Africa, second only to Kenya. It is estimated that the nation supplies approximately 10 percent of tea produced on the African continent. Malawi was the first country in Africa to grow tea on a commercial scale and has been producing tea for well over a century.